The Lakewood Jazz Ensemble
This is one of the premier big bands on the east coast. Comprised of 20 professional musicians from NY, NJ, MD, and Pa. They have performed and recorded with jazz artists Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, David Garibaldi, Phil Woods, Al Cohn, Lew Tabackin, Urbie Green, Bill Watrous, Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Allen Vizutti , Bobby Shew, Byron Stripling, Lew Soloff, Tal Farlow, Mike Smith, Kenny Davern, Bob Mintzer, Claudio Roditi and Red Rodney.
21st Annual Music Spectacular Jazz Festival March 26 2008
0ver 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students from New Jersey and Pennsylvania converged on the Strand Theater for a music assembly about jazz with a world famous jazz artist and the Lakewood Jazz Ensemble. The students will be guests of the Lakewood Jazz Ensemble for the annual 11 hour Music Spectacular Jazz Festival. Previous performances have featured Maynard Ferguson, Dizzy Gillespie, Lew Soloff, Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, Phil Woods, Louis Bellson, Arturo Sandoval, Byron Stripling, Allen Vizzutti, David Garibaldi, Bill Watrous, Bobby Shew, Steve Turre and Butch Miles, Bob Mintzer, Claudio Roditi and Dave Weckl. Students were bussed from tri-state high schools representing an audience that filled every seat in the Strand Theater.
The Lakewood Jazz Ensemble is a community arts program sponsored by the Township of Lakewood. Comprised of twenty outstanding musicians, the band rehearses and performs regularly under the expert direction of Director, Wilbur Wittemann. Following a 10:30 a.m. performance, high school jazz bands from area schools performed for clinics and adjudication. All Stars student musicians selected from each of the bands performed three selections as the opening act at the 7:30 p.m. show.
The 2007 Featured Guest Artist was:
Dave Weckl
http://www.daveweckl.com/
Check out Groovin Hard from from the 10:30am concert in the video highlights below!
21st Annual Music Spectacular Jazz Festival March 26, 2008
This year we will feature trumpet artist Carl Saunders from Hollywood California
Carl Saunders
http://www.carlsaunders.com/
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Click Here for Video Highlights
Groovin Hard, Music Spectacular 2007
NJIAJE Lifetime Achievement Award
Autumn Leaves, Music Spectacular 2001
Acha, Music Spectacular 2004
After Mr. Tang, Music Spectacular 1992
A Feliciade, Music Spectacular 2005
Ain't It Wonderful, Music Spectacular 1996
All Blues, Music Spectacular 2003
All of Me, Music Spectacular 1999
All The Things You Are, Music Spectacular 1999
America The Beautiful, Music Spectacular 2003
Angel Eyes, Music Spectacular 2001
April in Paris, Music Spectacular 2004
Arpoador, Music Spectacular 2005
A Time For Love, Music Spectacular 2005
A Train, Music Spectacular 1996
Balie Indio, Music Spectacular 1999
Beauty and the Beast, Music Spectacular 1997
Bb Blues, Music Spectacular 1994
Blue, Music Spectacular 1999
Big Band Treasure Chest, Music Spectacular 1992
Blues for Red, Music Spectacular 2001
Brecker Brac, Music Spectacular 1992
Brush Taps, Music Spectacular 1999
Carnival of Venis, Music Spectacular 1996
Caribeno, Music Spectacular 1994
Ceora, Music Spectacular 2004
Cherokee, Music Spectacular 1994
Chucho, Music Spectacular 1996
Claptomania, Music Spectacular 1996
Conquistador, Music Spectacular 2001
Countless Blues, Music Spectacular 1998
Dance of the Dryads, Music Spectacular 1998
Darn That Dream, Music Spectacular 1998
Dinah, Music Spectacular 1995
Do You Know What it Means, MS 1995
Drum Squad, Music Spectacular 1997
Drum Squad, Music Spectacular 1993
Dukes Blues, Music Spectacular 2001
Eastside Suite, Music Spectacular 1993
Ellington Medley w/ Louie Bellson 1995
Fathead, Music Spectacular 2005
Fat Mama's Revenge, Music Spectacular 1995
Firedance, Music Spectacular 1996
God Bless the Child, Music Spectacular 1993
Goodbye Mr Evans, Music Spectacular 1992
Gospel Truth, Music Spectacular 1997
Got a Match, Music Spectacular 2000
Got the Spirit, Music Spectacular 1999
Greatest Love of All, Music Spectacular 2003
Green Dolphin Street, Music Spectacular 2005
Greebsleeves, Music Spectacular 1999
Groove Blues, Music Spectacular 1993
Groovin' High, Music Spectacular 1994
Hard Sock Dance, Music Spectacular 2004
Harlem Nocturne, Music Spectacular 1994
Have I Got the Blues For You, Music Spectacular 1993
Hello Dolly, Music Spectacular 1995
Hello Young Lovers, AM Music Spectacular 1998
Hello Young Lovers, PM Music Spectacular 1998
Here's That Rainy Day, Music Spectacular 2001
I Got Eyes For You, Music Spectacular 1997
I Got Plenty of..., Music Spectacular 1995
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, Music Spectacular 1992
In A Mellow Tone, Music Spectacular 1995
In The Mood, Music Spectacular 2002
Intimacy of the Blues, Music Spectacular 1995
Intimacy of the Blues w/ Louie Bellson 1995
Inner Urge, Music Spectacular 2004
I Remember April, Music Spectacular 1996
I Remember Clifford, Music Spectacular 1994
It Might Be You, Music Spectacular 1997
It's A Heavy Town, Music Spectacular 1996
I've Got News For You, Music Spectacular 1994
Johnny One Note, Music Spectacular 2005
Joy Spring, AM Music Spectacular 1999
Joy Spring, Music Spectacular 1999
Jumpin' Jiven' Joey, Music Spectacular 2000
Left Bank Express, Music Spectacular 1995
Limehouse Blues, Music Spectacular 1994
Looking Up Old Friends, Music Spectacular 1994
Lonely Beat, Music Spectacular 2001
Luck Be A Lady Tonight, Music Spectacular 2001
Lush Life, Music Spectacular 1999
Lush Life, Music Spectacular 2005
Magic Time, Music Spectacular 1995
Maxwell D Cat, Music Spectacular 2001
Morning Glory, Music Spectacular 1996
Mr Smoke, Music Spectacular 1992
Mumbles Return, Music Spectacular 1992
Mumbles Return, Music Spectacular 1997
Night In Tunisia, Music Spectacular 1996
Night In Tunisia, Music Spectacular 2005
No Jive, Music Spectacular 1997
Now Playing, Music Spectacular 2001
Oh Pa Pa Da, Music Spectacular 1999
One For Otis, AM Music Spectacular 1998
One For Otis, PM Music Spectacular 1998
One in a Million, Music Spectacular 1999
Payin Your Dues, AM Music Spectacular 1998
Payin Your Dues, PM Music Spectacular 1998
One O'Clock Jump, Music Spectacular 2004
People, Music Spectacular 2002
Please Don't Talk About Me, Music Spectacular 2005
Prelude To A Kiss, Music Spectacular 1993
Quiet Lady, Music Spectacular 1998
Quill, Music Spectacular 1992
Randi, Music Spectacular 1992
Remembrance, Music Spectacular 1996
Ride the Night Beast, Music Spectacular 1998
Rocky, Music Spectacular 2000
Runferyerlife, Music Spectacular 2004
Samba Del Gringo, Music Spectacular 2002
Sambandrea Swing, Music Spectacular 1993
Say When, Music Spectacular 2003
Secret Love, Music Spectacular 2004
Send In The Clowns, Music Spectacular 2000
Skin Deep, Music Spectacular 2003
Small Fry, Music Spectacular 1996
Song For Barbara, Music Spectacular 1998
So What, Music Spectacular 1995
Step This Way Sir, Music Spectacular 1999
Stella By Starlight, Music Spectacular 1994
Straight No Chaser, Music Spectacular 2004
St.Thomas, Music Spectacular 1997
Sunnyside of the Street, Music Spectacular 2005
Sunnyside of the Street, Music Spectacular 1995
Superbone Meets the Badman, Music Spectacular 1995
Sweet Willie, Music Spectacular 1992
Tall Cotton, Music Spectacular 2003
That's A Plenty, Music Spectacular 1998
Thazit!, Music Spectacular 1997
The Happy Song, Music Spectacular 2004
The Tiger of San Pedro, Music Spectacular 1998
The Tiger of San Pedro, PM Music Spectacular 1998
The Twitch, Music Spectacular 2005
Tiger Rag, Music Spectacular 1995
Timeless, Music Spectacular 2004
To Be With You Again, Music Spectacular 1997
Triple Sec, Music Spectacular 1993
Walking With Buddy, Music Spectacular 1993
Westside Story Medley, Music Spectacular 1997
When The Saints, Music Spectacular 1995
When Ya Gotta Go Ya Gotta Go, Music Spect. 1999
Who's Sorry Now, Music Spectacular 2000
Wide Open Spaces, Music Spectacular 2005
Woody and Bo, Music Spectacular 2003
Zamba,(flute) Music Spectacular 1998
Zamba,(trumpet) Music Spectacular 1995
Click Here for Audio Highlights - Keep Looking For NEW! BIG BAND BOOTCAMP 2008 SELECTIONS:
Dinner For One featuring Gladstone Trott Bootcamp 2008
Summertime featuring Bob Gravener and Warren Fioretti Bootcamp 2008
When You're Smilin featuring Gladstone Trott, John Asti, Al Harrison and Matt Mussleman Bootcamp 2008
Dinner For One featuring Gladstone Trott Bootcamp 2008
John Browns Other Body featuring Kaj Hansen and Warren Fioretti Bootcamp 2008
Now Playing featuring Carl Saunders Music Spectacular 2008
Bag Of Bones featuring John Allred,Doug Elliot and Dale Devoe Music Spectacular 2008
Hobo Flats featuring Bob Gravener,Gladstone Trott and Kaj Hansen
Manteca, Feat: Kaj Hansen,Bob Gravener,Don Junker,Gladstone Trott,Ron DiDonato & Ed Pillion
Soon, Feat: Gladstone Trott, Al Harrison, Dale Devoe and John Asti
The Way You Look Tonight, Feat: Ron DiDonato & Warren Fioretti
A Few Good Men featuring John Asti and Ron DiDonato
ATTYA Babe, Feat: Red Rodney
All Of Me, Feat: Dizzy Gillespie
A Train, Feat: Don Junker
Abrasive To You
Allison's Tune
After Mr Tang, Feat: Warren Fioretti & Denny DiBlasio
Angel Eyes, Feat: Mike Smith
Angel Eyes featuring Tal Farlow and Gary Mazzorppi
Arpoador, Feat: Claudio Roditi
A Feliciade, Feat: Claudio Roditi & John Asti
America The Beautiful, Feat: Bob Gravener
Ain't it Wonderful, Boot Camp 2004
Airmail Special, Boot Camp 2005
Auld Lang Syne featuring Bob Gravener Bootcamp 06
Baile Indio, Feat: Bobby Shew
Bugle Call Rag, Feat: Butch Miles
Body & Soul, Feat: John Asti
Caravan, Boot Camp 2002
Chips and Salsa, Boot Camp 2004
Cottontail, Feat: Gladstone Trott & Steve Cutcher
Cute, Feat: Butch Miles
Darn That Dream, Feat: Tal Farlow
Dinah, Feat: Byron Strypling
El Camino, Feat: Steve Turre
Evelyn featuring Kaj Hansen Bob Apgar Bootcamp 06
Friend Like Me Feat: Don Junker and John Asti
Fatheado, Feat: Nick Marchione & Eric Matthews
Foxhunt, Feat: Nick Marchione & Bob Gravener
Gdansk featuring Kaj Hansen Tony Cimorosi Ron DiDonato Ed Pillion Bootcamp 06
Goansk, Feat: Claudio Roditi & Kaj Hansen
Got A Match featuring Kaj Hansen, Ron DiDonato & Gladstone Trott
Gozo, Feat: John Asti & Bob Gravener
Greensleeves, Feat: Kaj Hansen
Groovin' Hard, Feat: Warren Fioretti
Hobo Flats featuring Bob Gravener,Gladstone Trott and Kaj Hansen
Hello Dolly, Feat: Byron Strypling
Hello Young Lovers featuring Jeff Galindo Bootcamp 06
Hello Young Lovers, Feat: John Allred
I Found a New Baby, Feat: Bob Gravener
I'll Be Around Around, Feat: Jeff Galindo
I'll Remember April featuring Al Harrison Bootcamp 06
In A Sentimental Mood, Feat: Steve Turre
Is It You, Bootcamp 2005
I Thought About Ewe, Feat: John Allred
It's A Heavy Town, Feat: Al Harrison
Jive At Five,Feat: Rick Stepton and Vinny Corrao Boot Camp 2005
Jumpin' Jivin' Joey, Feat:Jeff Jarvis & Denis DiBlasio
Lady From Oregon Bootcamp 2002
Lushlife, Feat: Claudio Roditi
Manteca, Feat: Kaj Hansen,Bob Gravener,Don Junker,Gladstone Trott,Ron DiDonato & Ed Pillion
Meaning Of The Blues, Feat: Eric Matthews
Mi Burito, Feat: Nick Marchione & John Asti
My Ideal featuring Al Harrison Bootcamp 06
Night In Tunisia, Feat: Claudio Roditi & Nick Marchine
Nicks Bossa Feat: Nick Marchione
No Jive, Feat: Steve Cutcher
Out of Nowhere featuring John Asti Bootcamp 06
People, Feat: Don Junker
Peter Gunn, Feat: Dizzy Gillespie
Please Don't Talk About Me, Feat: Bob Gravener
Say When, Feat: Steve Turi
Second Time Around Feat: Al Harrison
Sheba, Feat: Bob Gravener
Sing Sang Sung
Soon, Feat: Gladstone Trott, Al Harrison, Dale Devoe and John Asti
Splanky featuring Warren Fioretti Gladstone Trott Bootcamp 06
Summertime, Feat: Kenny Davern
Swinging For the Fences featuring Gladstone Trott Jeff Galindo Rick Stepton Bob Gravener Al Harrison Ron DiDonato Bootcamp 06
Thaz It, feat: David Garibaldi
The Twitch, Feat: Gary Mazzaroppi
The Way You Look Tonight, Feat: Ron DiDonato & Warren Fioretti
Time After Time featuring Gladstone Trott Bob Gravener Ron DiDonato Boot Camp 06
Too Little Time, Feat: Rob Stonebeck
Undecided, Feat: Kenny Davern
When The Saints, Feat: Byron Strypling
Wide Open Spaces, Feat: Paul Olenick
You're My Everything, Feat: Claudio Roditi
You've Changed, Feat: Urbie Green and Vinny Corrao
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Georgian Court University Concert Band
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Lakewood Municipal Band
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